HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11294 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State, Shri V.S. Pandey, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No. 53 of 2025, under sections 64, 352, 351(2) BNS, Sections 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Fatanpur, District Pratapgarh. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that daughter of informant was enticed by the applicant on motorcycle to his home and committed wrong on her and she was left back at 8 am the next date. The statement of victim was recorded wherein she stated that victim was going alongwith her brother when the applicant alongwith two co accused came on a motorcycle and took her to his home and wrong was committed on her. In the statement under Section 183 BNSS she admitted that she was taken to the home of applicant and her sister was also staying adjacent to the said home. The statement of one of witness is on record wherein he stated that he had seen the applicant and victim going on motorcycle. He had also stated that prior to the said instance also both were seen together. The tentative age of the victim is around 16 years. There is no definite document with regard to exact age of the victim. 4. Learned AGA and learned counsel for the informant have opposed the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Akash Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Virech Shakti Pandey Arvind Kumar Patel @ Ravindra Kumar Patel .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) bail application. 5. Considering the fact that the victim stayed with the applicant at his home overnight and the medical on record does not corroborate the allegations of use of force, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 19.3.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Arvind Kumar Patel @ Ravindra Kumar Patel be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of court concerned with the following conditions: (a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; (b) The applicant shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he is accused or suspected of the commission; and (c) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. November 20, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 11294 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench